Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Trees That Please Nursery: 30 Days of Fall Foliage, Tuesday November 13th.

Mimosa Tree

The
Mimosa Tree (Albizia julibrissin) or silk tree can grow 1’-3’ annually with
regular water eventually reaching 20’-25’ tall and 25’-30’ wide. It generally
grows with a spreading canopy that provides cooling shade over a wide area.
Mimosa trees are grown for shade, their fernlike leaves, and silky pink
flowers. Flowers bloom from late spring into fall. The Mimosa Tree has fernlike
leaves that consist of groups of smaller leaflets.

In
fall, Mimosa Leaves can have bright yellow color.

However,
they often remain green until the first killing frost. Leaves then appear to dry and shrivel while still attached to branches.

They
retain their green color almost as it they were freeze dried with the onset of
cold weather.

Leaves
then fall to the ground adding mulch and nutrients to the soil as they
decompose.

1 comment:

Hello! Thanks for this great info. I love seeing how a tree looks throughout the year. We're considering this one because it's supposed to be low on allergens. I pinned this here (http://pinterest.com/galel/low-allergen-trees/). If that's not ok, please let me know and I'll take it down (ecarian@yahoo.com). Thanks.